Birth Doula Packages

Birth Doula Packages

It is our pleasure to serve you in this joyous journey. Using our knowledge and experience, we will support you emotionally and physically during your pregnancy, labor and postnatal period, in whatever choices you make. We will provide the necessary information to enable you to make informed choices. We strive to ensure a positive birth experience and we maintain complete confidentiality of details relating to your pregnancy and birth. As we are independent and self-employed, we will be working for you, not for your care provider or hospital. However, we also strive to work well as a team with the medical staff. We do not perform clinical tasks, make decisions for you or give medical advice.

Every client has access to our team of doulas. Clients may either choose whom they prefer as their primary doula or allow us to assign whom we feel would be a good fit. Your primary doula is the person that you first contact when you are in labor. If for any reason you are unable to contact them, or they cannot be with you, please contact our Doula Coordinator at +65-96644565.

• We require that you have ‘Whatsapp’ downloaded on your smart phone as we will set up a group chat between your partner, yourself and your team of Doulas. You are encouraged to communicate with the team through the whatsapp group chat set up for you as it enables communication to be clear and transparent. We will close this group chat within 6 weeks of you giving birth.

From the time you decide to engage doula services, you may contact us via email, SMS/Whatsapp group chat and/or call to ask us any questions and remain in contact.

We will arrange prenatal visits in accordance with the doula package that you have purchased.

Each prenatal visit is scheduled for two hours at your home or your preferred location.

It would be helpful if both you and your partner can be there for one or all of the prenatal visits. We will answer questions and make suggestions over the phone any time before labor begins.

During these prenatal visit(s), the doula will:

discuss your preferences and options for the prenatal period, during birth, and postnatal period.

give you suggestions on what needs to be done to help you have the kind of birth that you want.

discuss the birth preferences and your personal information.

go through your birth plan.

explain and sign our contract.

go over the role and scope of a doula and how your she will to support you throughout

review the HypnoBirthing & Spinning Babies techniques

discuss the common signs of early labor and when and how to contact her.

check the logistical set-up for a homebirth or home water birth.

in case of transfer to the hospital, when to go to the hospital and what to expect when at the hospital.

The presence of a doula lifts the sole responsibility of the labor off the shoulders of your partner, allowing them to enjoy the whole birth process. We can help your partner to feel calm and informed and give them ideas to continue support from beginning to end. At no time will we “take over” or deliberately exclude your partner. We are there to provide support to both of you at all times. Sometimes a partner likes to stay by the mother’s side during the whole of labor, while others prefer to take a break. This is your birth experience and it is important that you feel free to make decisions accordingly.

We will be on call for you 24 hours a day beginning three (3) weeks before the estimated due date (EDD) up until labor begins. This means that we will carry our handphones with us at all times, and in the event that we are unavailable during this period, your secondary doula will be on call for you.

We will provide early labor support as requested, including in your home. Should labor be slow to start, we might go home and wait until you call.

We will remain with you once active labor has begun until one to two hours after your baby is born, or as per your preference.

We may take short breaks for meals and rest if time allows – this will be discussed with you at the time and we will not leave you if it is inappropriate.

We may utilise non-medical support techniques for labor and birth and can provide reassurance and perspective to you, make suggestions to help labor progress, and help with hypnosis techniques, relaxation, massage, spinning babies, and other techniques for comfort and/or to enable labor to progress.

We will strive to maintain a calm and peaceful birth environment to support you and partner in getting the birth that you want.

We take pride in working well with the medical team present at your birth.

The first postnatal visit is scheduled a day after the birth to ensure that the baby is breastfeeding well, as well as to debrief the birth. Assuming that all goes well from the first postnatal visit to the second postnatal visit, the second postnatal is scheduled when the milk comes in between day 3-5. Please note that all postnatal visits are scheduled according to how both you and your baby are doing. Sometimes the visits take place on consecutive days instead of being spaced apart, depending on the situation. Additional visits are charged at $180 per visit. We will also take the weight of the baby using our portable scale at every visit.

Each postnatal visit is scheduled for an hour and it takes place at your preferred choice of location.

If you choose not to utilise some/all of your postnatal visits within sixty (60) days of your birth, the remaining postnatal visits will be forfeited.

We will assist in providing information and supplying emotional support by telephone on postpartum care, breastfeeding, and newborn care after the birth, as requested.

Please contact us if you have any concerns. If we cannot help, we make every effort to find the appropriate person who can.

We will help to initiate the breastfeeding process, if that is what you choose to do. Please note, we are not lactation consultants, but will refer you to one if you need it. If you wish to bottle feed your baby, we will help you with the first feeding.

A written birth log and photos (if any) will be emailed to you within 4 weeks of your birth.

We will schedule postnatal visits with you depending on the package that you have signed up for, usually within two to fourteen days of the birth. We will answer any questions or give you a referral to the proper professional that can meet your needs. Follow-up visits can then be arranged if desired.

Each postnatal visit is scheduled for an hour and it takes place at your preferred choice of location.

If you choose not to utilise some/all of your postnatal visits within sixty (60) days of your birth, the remaining postnatal visits will be forfeited.

We will assist in providing information and supplying emotional support by telephone on postpartum care, breastfeeding, and newborn care after the birth, as requested. Please
contact us if you have any concerns. If we cannot help, we make every effort to find the appropriate person who can.

We will help to initiate the breastfeeding process, if that is what you choose to do. Please note, we are not breastfeeding lactation consultants, but will refer you to one if you need it. If you wish to bottle feed your baby, we will
help you with the first feeding.

Your prenatal appointments will only commence when the Doula Contract has been signed and payment has been made. Full payment is required by 34 weeks of your pregnancy to confirm your doula services. You can choose to pay in full or via installments where you have an option of paying $1,000 upon confirmation of the services, and the remainder payment to be made by 34 weeks.

If you decide not to engage doula services after signing this contract, the following will apply based on the full package price.

If, after signing this contract, you plan to have an elective caesarean, there will be no refund given to you. Your primary doula will still provide all antenatal care, accompany you to the hospital to help you with relaxation methods before and after the caesarean if you request for it, and follow up with postpartum visits as per your Doula package. She will not be able to accompany and support you during the caesarean due to hospital regulation, unless the hospital allows it.

Should you give birth before you finish the private antenatal visits, these will be exchanged for postpartum visits.

It will be your obligation to return all library books and equipment such as peanut balls borrowed to us at your cost no later than one month after you have given birth.

Prenatal Sessions:
Prenatal sessions are held in the comfort of your own home, unless preferred otherwise, and would take about 2 hours each time.

During the first prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the role & scope of a Doula and how we are going to work together; find out your needs for the pregnancy, birth and postpartum; go through the birth plan; and answer any other questions you may have.

During the second prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the common signs of early labor and when and how to contact her; when to go to the hospital and what to expect when at the hospital; your hospital bag; demonstrate hand-expression of the breasts and answer any other questions that you may have.

Birth Support:
You will notify your primary Doula when you are in labor and allow her at least an hour to get to you from the time you have requested for her to be with you both. Your primary Doula will be with you throughout labor and birth and she will stay to help you with the baby’s first feed. The secondary Doula will take over if the primary Doula is not available, or if the birth is long and she needs a rest.

Postnatal Visits:
The first postnatal visit is done a day after the birth to ensure that the baby is breastfeeding well, as well as to debrief the birth. Assuming that all goes well from the first postnatal visit to the second postnatal visit, the second postnatal is done when the milk comes in between day 3-5 and the last postnatal visit will be done at the end of the first week or into the second week.

Please note that all postnatal visits are spontaneous based on how both parents and baby are doing, so sometimes the visits take place on consecutive days instead of being spaced apart, depending on the situation. Additional visits are charged at $180 per visit. We will also take the weight of the baby using our portable scale at every visit.

Others:
– Continuous support during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum via email/ phone/ whatsapp. We set up a Whatsapp group chat between the father, mother and her team of doulas to keep the communication open and flowing. We will close the whatsapp group within 4 weeks of the mother giving birth.
– Birth Log & Photos: A written birth log and photos (if any) will be emailed to you within 4 weeks of your birth.

Prenatal Sessions:
Prenatal sessions are held in the comfort of your own home, unless preferred otherwise, and would take about 2 hours each time.

During the first prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the role & scope of a Doula and how we are going to work together; find out your needs for the pregnancy, birth and postpartum; go through the home birth plan; and answer any other questions you may have.

During the second prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the common signs of early labor and when and how to contact her; check the logistical set-up for a homebirth or home water birth; in case of transfer to the hospital, when to go to the hospital and what to expect when at the hospital; your hospital bag; demonstrate hand-expression of the breasts and answer any other questions that you may have.

Birth Support:
You will notify your primary Doula when you are in labor and allow her at least an hour to get to you from the time you have requested for her to be with you both. Your primary Doula will be with you throughout labor and birth and the secondary doula will come and help out when requested by the primary doula and they will stay to help you with the baby’s first feed.

Postnatal Visits:
The first postnatal visit is scheduled a day after the birth to ensure that the baby is breastfeeding well, as well as to debrief the birth. Assuming that all goes well from the first postnatal visit to the second postnatal visit, the second postnatal is scheduled when the milk comes in between day 3-5 and the last postnatal visit will be done at the end of the first week or into the second week.

Please note that all postnatal visits are spontaneous based on how both parents and baby are doing, so sometimes the visits take place on consecutive days instead of being spaced apart, depending on the situation. Additional visits are charged at $180 per visit. We will also take the weight of the baby using our portable scale at every visit.

Others:
– Continuous support during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum via email/ phone/ whatsapp. We set up a Whatsapp group chat between the father, mother and her team of doulas to keep the communication open and flowing. We will close the whatsapp group within 4 weeks of the mother giving birth.
– Birth Log & Photos: A written birth log and photos (if any) will be emailed to you within 4 weeks of your birth.

Prenatal Sessions:
Prenatal sessions are held in the comfort of your own home, unless preferred otherwise, and would take about 2 hours each time. Your primary and secondary Doula will have one prenatal session with you each for your partner and you to get to know your Doula team.

During the first prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the role & scope of a Doula and how we are going to work together; find out your needs for the pregnancy, birth and postpartum; go through the birth plan; and answer any other questions you may have.

During the second prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the common signs of early labor and when and how to contact her; when to go to the hospital and what to expect when at the hospital; your hospital bag; demonstrate hand-expression of the breasts and answer any other questions that you may have.

If you did not attend antenatal classes with us, please note that we will need an additional 1-2 prenatal sessions and these will be invoiced separately.

Birth Support:
You will notify your primary Doula when you are in labor and allow her at least an hour to get to you from the time you have requested for her to be with you both. Your primary Doula will be with you throughout labor and birth and she will stay to help you with the baby’s first feed. The secondary Doula will take over if the primary Doula is not available, or if the birth is long and she needs a rest.

Postnatal Visits:
The first postnatal visit is scheduled a day after the birth to ensure that the baby is breastfeeding well, as well as to debrief the birth. Assuming that all goes well from the first postnatal visit to the second postnatal visit, the second postnatal is scheduled when the milk comes in between day 3-5 and the last postnatal visit will be scheduled at the end of the first week or into the second week.

Please note that all postnatal visits are spontaneous based on how both parents and baby are doing, so sometimes the visits take place on consecutive days instead of being spaced apart, depending on the situation. Additional visits are charged at $180 per visit. We will also take the weight of the baby using our portable scale at every visit.

Others:
– Continuous support during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum via email/ phone/ whatsapp. We set up a Whatsapp group chat between the father, mother and her team of doulas to keep the communication open and flowing. We will close the whatsapp group within 4 weeks of the mother giving birth.
– Birth Log & Photos: A written birth log and photos (if any) will be emailed to you within 4 weeks of your birth.

New Doula Package: $500
(2 Prenatal Sessions; Birth Support; 3 Postnatal Visits)
The New Doula Package is for clients who are willing to engage Doulas-in-training at a reduced price in exchange for using your birth as part of their Doula certification and experience. The trainee Doulas would have attended births as a training Doula Assistant before embarking on being a primary doula for you, and your birth would be the first 5 births she has attended as a primary doula. There is no refund policy available for the New Doula package.

Prenatal Sessions:
Prenatal sessions are held in the comfort of your own home, unless preferred otherwise, and would take about 2 hours each time.

During the first prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the role & scope of a Doula and how we are going to work together; find out your needs for the pregnancy, birth and postpartum; go through the birth plan; and answer any other questions you may have.

During the second prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the common signs of early labor and when and how to contact her; when to go to the hospital and what to expect when at the hospital; your hospital bag; demonstrate hand-expression of the breasts and answer any other questions that you may have.

Birth Support:
You will notify your primary Doula when you are in labor and allow her at least an hour to get to you from the time you have requested for her to be with you both. Your primary Doula will be with you throughout labor and birth and she will stay to help you with the baby’s first feed. The secondary Doula will take over if the primary Doula is not available, or if the birth is long and she needs a rest.

Postnatal Visits:
The first postnatal visit is done a day after the birth to ensure that the baby is breastfeeding well, as well as to debrief the birth. Assuming that all goes well from the first postnatal visit to the second postnatal visit, the second postnatal is done when the milk comes in between day 3-5 and the last postnatal visit will be done at the end of the first week or into the second week.

Please note that all postnatal visits are spontaneous based on how both parents and baby are doing, so sometimes the visits take place on consecutive days instead of being spaced apart, depending on the situation. We will also take the weight of the baby using our portable scale at every visit.

Others:
– Continuous support during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum via email/ phone/ whatsapp. We set up a Whatsapp group chat between the father, mother and her team of doulas to keep the communication open and flowing. We will close the whatsapp group within 4 weeks of the mother giving birth.
– Birth Log & Photos: A written birth log and photos (if any) will be emailed to you within 4 weeks of your birth.

Independent Doula Package: $1,400
(2 Prenatal Sessions; Birth Support; 3 Postnatal Visits)
The Independent Doula Package is for clients who are willing to engage Doulas who have attended between 6-20 births on their own as a primary doula. There is no refund policy available for the Independent Doula package.

Prenatal Sessions:
Prenatal sessions are held in the comfort of your own home, unless preferred otherwise, and would take about 2 hours each time.

During the first prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the role & scope of a Doula and how we are going to work together; find out your needs for the pregnancy, birth and postpartum; go through the birth plan; and answer any other questions you may have.

During the second prenatal session, your Doula will discuss the common signs of early labor and when and how to contact her; when to go to the hospital and what to expect when at the hospital; your hospital bag; demonstrate hand-expression of the breasts and answer any other questions that you may have.

Birth Support:
You will notify your primary Doula when you are in labor and allow her at least an hour to get to you from the time you have requested for her to be with you both. Your primary Doula will be with you throughout labor and birth and she will stay to help you with the baby’s first feed. The secondary Doula will take over if the primary Doula is not available, or if the birth is long and she needs a rest.

Postnatal Visits:
The first postnatal visit is done a day after the birth to ensure that the baby is breastfeeding well, as well as to debrief the birth. Assuming that all goes well from the first postnatal visit to the second postnatal visit, the second postnatal is done when the milk comes in between day 3-5 and the last postnatal visit will be done at the end of the first week or into the second week.

Please note that all postnatal visits are spontaneous based on how both parents and baby are doing, so sometimes the visits take place on consecutive days instead of being spaced apart, depending on the situation. We will also take the weight of the baby using our portable scale at every visit.

Others:
– Continuous support during pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum via email/ phone/ whatsapp. We set up a Whatsapp group chat between the father, mother and her team of doulas to keep the communication open and flowing. We will close the whatsapp group within 4 weeks of the mother giving birth.
– Birth Log & Photos: A written birth log and photos (if any) will be emailed to you within 4 weeks of your birth.

Your prenatal appointments will only commence when the Doula Contract has been signed and payment has been made. Full payment is required by 34 weeks of your pregnancy to confirm your doula services. You can choose to pay in full or via installments where you have an option of paying $1,000 upon confirmation of the services, and the remainder payment to be made by 34 weeks. If you decide not to engage doula services after signing this contract, the following will apply based on the full package price.

If, after signing this contract, you plan to have an elective cesarean, there will be no refund given to you. Your primary doula will still provide all prenatal care, accompany you to the hospital to help you with relaxation methods before and after the cesarean if you request for it, and follow up with postpartum visits as per your doula package. She will not be able to accompany and support you during the cesarean due to hospital regulation, unless the hospital allows it.

Should you give birth before you finish the private prenatal visits, these will be exchanged for postpartum visits.

It will be your obligation to return all library books and equipment such as peanut balls borrowed from us at your cost no later than one month after you have given birth.

Should you need any additional visits apart from what is already included in this agreement, these will be invoiced separately. Every additional prenatal visit will cost $235 for a two hour session and every subsequent ½ hour will cost $55. Every additional postnatal visit will cost $180 for an hour’s session. The visits will take place at a location of your choice. If you live in Sentosa, there is an additional $30 transport fee surcharge for every visit. For appointments between 8pm to 8am, there is an additional $100 after-hours surcharge per visit.

Other
We will make every effort to provide the services described here. In the case of a rapid birth or medical emergency, it may be impossible for us to provide these services. We will still go to either your home or hospital to be with you and help you postnatally, however, you will not be due a refund of amounts paid. If you did not pay in full and there are remaining balance amounts outstanding, these will be due.
• If you contact us to advise that you are in labor in good time, but none of us attend your birth due to an error on our part, we will refund the birth support portion of the fee which equals to $1,000.
• If you fail to call any of us to advise us that you are in labor, for whatever reason, you will not be due a refund of amounts paid. If you did not pay in full and there is a remaining balance outstanding, this will be due.
• Four Trimesters Pte Ltd reserves the right to terminate our services at any time and with immediate effect should there be any form of verbal or physical abuse and/or inappropriate behavior from our clients. Should there by outstanding services not rendered at the point of termination, the portion of the fee relating to such services will be
refunded to the clients within one (1) month from the time of termination.

IMPORTANT: Emergency Delivery
• In some circumstances, labour progresses more quickly than anticipated. If you call us to advise that your labour has progressed very quickly and delivery is imminent or your
baby has been born unexpectedly at home, we will call an ambulance from the hospital you were planning to deliver at and arrange for you to be transferred to that hospital.
• If your baby arrives unexpectedly at home with us present, we will request you or your partner to catch your baby. After ensuring you are both safe, we will arrange transport
by ambulance to the hospital. We are not responsible for delivering your baby or performing any clinical skills related to the delivery of your baby.

My first child was born just over two months after we arrived in Singapore and attending the excellent Four Trimesters antenatal class was the best birth preparation I could have wished for. My partner and I wanted to know what choices would be available to us during labour and – having heard lots of my friends’ birth horror stories over the years – I didn’t want to be at the mercy of modern medicine and only able to react to whatever happened to me. We both wanted to have a voice that would be respected in our baby’s birth and the course gave us the knowledge to ensure this happened. It was highly informative, almost encyclopaedic, and included different learning formats some of which lent themselves to many funny moments (learning the sills of breast massage on a balloon!) It was hosted in the relaxed and welcoming atmosphere of Ginny’s home with refreshments available so I and the other participants felt truly looked after. It was in stark contrast to the antenatal class I attended at one of the hospitals where we were told what would be happening to us ‘you will have an episiotomy… you will have an epidural’ and where the classes were ‘light’ on the information I wanted but very comprehensive on the consumption side of childbirth e.g. the assortment of aromatherapy oils available, food menu options and the importance of candlelit dinners during pregnancy!!!

In a phrase, I’d say the Four Trimesters course is the ‘thinking person’s antenatal class’.
Lucy Parker, UK
Anthropologist and Communications Consultant

We had such an amazing HypnoBirthing experience all thanks to the Four Trimesters HypnoBirthing classes and detailed advice on support strategy. It was the most valuable investment we have made to welcome our daughter to the world in best way possible, enjoying the wonderful babymoon and start of breastfeeding!!! We are filled with gratitude <3 – Sayuri and Geoffroy

Although I initially had not intended to attend the Four Trimesters Fourth Trimester Breastfeeding class, I decided to do so after being very impressed with Ginny’s style of teaching the Four Trimesters HypnoBirthing classes. Now that I’ve finally weaned after extended breastfeeding, I look back and realise how HUGELY valuable it was to my very successful and gratifying breastfeeding experience. It gave me the confidence I needed to know exactly what to do from the moment my child was born. I have compared my own birth and breastfeeding experience with those of my peers and trace much of my good start and continued commitment to the classes. None of the books gave us the tips that this class did. I honestly believe that this was so valuable that every parent should attend these classes. We didn’t know how valuable it would prove then however looking back, it was the best investment ever!
I was so impressed with the Four Trimesters HypnoBirthing & Fourth Trimester classes that I have and will continue to recommend it to anyone growing a baby.